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Thursday, 7 June 2012

When I first started creating books I had no idea where it was going to take me. Did I want to sell my books? Were they even good enough to sell? Was I going to keep them for myself and perhaps family/friends? Is this just a hobby or am I going to take this more seriously and make a real go of it?

Well, basically I got to a point were I had so many books that I needed to do something with them and I did have some pride in my creations and I didn't want to just throw them away. But, that's exactly what I started to do; I gave them away. I gave them as birthday presents, Christmas gifts or just 'thanks for being around' gifts. And amazingly (or to my amazement), people loved them. I was encouraged to get online and start selling, if for no other reason than to empty my storage boxes of books and feed my ever increasing expensive habit/hobby.

Ive been selling on madeit.com.au for almost 12 months now and while I haven't sold a huge number of books, I have certainly gained a lot of confidence from friends, family and total strangers who tell me how clever I am.

Over the next few weeks I'm going to be challenging myself to take my book designs a little further and create something with a real uniqueness. I guess we have to challenge ourselves and push the boundaries a little at times.

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A Bookbinder called Gab

Welcome to my world of books. At Little Bird Bindery you will find a variety of handmade books, not one the same. Coptic bound hard cover books, leather journals and Japanese bound booklets and notepads. I try to have something new up for purchase every few days, but life being what it is, that’s not always possible.

If your after something special just drop me a line and I'm sure I can create something to please.